“What we really wanted to do was make it easier to be productive when you’re thinking about work, but aren’t in your classroom,” said Lesson Planet Director of Content and Learning and 18-year teaching veteran Jennifer Gibson.

80% use the Internet weekly to find material to help create lesson plans

92% say the Internet has had a major impact on their teaching with increased access to content, resources and materials

Smartphone use to access the Internet is more than double the rate of the general adult population

“More than half the staff here has actually taught K-12, so we get what it’s like to always be thinking about your work,” Gibson added. “You can find and save lessons from your phone if you have an idea while you’re out running errands.”

“I was able to find and modify plans while I had to be out of the classroom, a big help as I was away from my other resources," noted teacher member Theresa Q. from Montana.